Almost five per cent of the population has a Blue Badge, and road users and drivers risk a £1,000 fine.
Almost five per cent of the population has a Blue Badge, and road users and drivers risk a £1,000 fine.
Blue Badge owners have been issued a Highway Code warning for a common parking error which they must “never” make. Almost five per cent of the population has a Blue Badge, and road users and drivers risk a £1,000 fine.
2.84 million Blue Badges are held across England, as of March 31, 2024, with ALL holders at risk. Guidance states that the Blue Badge is “not a licence to park anywhere”, and reminds road users of pl laces where drivers cannot park with a Blue Badge.
It includes spaces where a ban on loading or unloading is in force, which will be indicated by kerb markings, parking places reserved for specific uses, like residents’ bays or loading bays and pedestrian crossings (zebra, pelican, toucan and puffin crossings), including areas marked by zig-zag lines).
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Clearways (no stopping) are also included, as well as a bus stop clearway during its hours of operation, an urban clearway within its hours of operation, and school “keep clear” markings during the hours shown on a yellow no-stopping plate.
Bus, tram or cycle lanes or cycle tracks, where there are double white lines in the centre of the road, even if one of the lines is broken and suspended meter bays or when use of the meter is not allowed are also at risk.
And where temporary parking restrictions are in force is also listed. Official guidance states: “You must never give the badge to friends or family to allow them to have the benefit of the parking concessions.
“You must never use a copied badge to park or try to change the details on a badge.”
The rules also stipulate for road users: “The badge remains the property of the issuing local council. They can ask for the badge to be returned if it is being misused.”